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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The author states in Chapter 2 that the history of slavery in the United States traces back to where?
2. The author states in Chapter 1 that it is said the source of information of Columbus’s conquests on the islands was written down by a young priest named what?
3. Where did the first victory of the American Revolution take place?
4. The ship headed for Jamestown that J. Saunders Redding writes about in Chapter 2 carried how many slaves?
5. The Royal Proclamation of 1763 was issued by whom?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the author describe the Sioux puberty ceremony for women in Chapter 6?
2. How does the author describe the growing violence surrounding slavery in the 1860s and 1870s in Chapter 9?
3. How does the author describe Mexico’s land area and status after 1821 in Chapter 8?
4. Who wrote the history of Columbus’s adventures in Cuba from the perspective of the inhabitants, according to the author in Chapter 1?
5. How does the author describe Virginia’s “chain of oppression” in Chapter 3?
6. What does the author say of “natural antipathy” in Chapter 2?
7. What did Columbus discover when he returned to his fort at Navidad on his second journey, according to the author in Chapter 1? What did he take with him?
8. How does Howard Zinn describe the growth in the number of slaves in the United States between 1790 and 1860 in Chapter 9?
9. Where did Christopher Columbus intend to travel when he “discovered” the Americas? Where does the author assert he actually landed in Chapter 1?
10. How does Howard Zinn describe the changes of the Native American population from the 1820s to the 1840s in Chapter 7?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the racial and class bias regarding those who were allowed to fight in the American Revolutionary War. Why did the Americans originally limit those who served to landowners? Why and when did this restriction change? Why did the Americans refuse to allow Native Americans or African slaves to participate in the war?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the class struggles of the nineteenth century in the United States. What corporate and government abuses led to the civil unrest in the country and the establishment of organizations to fight corruption? How effective were these organizations in protecting the common people?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the Marshall Plan and its influences and repercussions. When did the plan begin operation? How much money did the United States provide to Europe in order to rebuild the economy and prevent the spread of Communism? Why did the United States see Communism as an ultimate threat?
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